{"id":199297,"date":"2026-08-04T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199297"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:32:35","slug":"zaheer-khan-becomes-co-owner-of-four-time-lpl-champion-jaffna-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199297","title":{"rendered":"Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner of four-time LPL champion Jaffna Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71306865\">Former India fast bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League\u2019s (LPL) most successful franchise, after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB completed the acquisition of the four-time champion.<\/p>\n<p>Following the acquisition, the franchise has officially been rebranded as Anchor Jaffna Kings, marking the beginning of a new chapter under its new ownership. Zaheer joins Anchor Sports owner Nagendra Siddoutam as co-owner as the group continues to expand its presence in global franchise cricket.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition adds another prominent cricketing name to the Lanka Premier League, with Zaheer bringing decades of international experience to a franchise that has set the benchmark in the competition. Jaffna has won four LPL titles in five completed seasons and is once again among the frontrunners this year, sitting in the top two of the points table with four wins from six matches under the captaincy of Bhanuka Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always admired the calibre, innovation and variety of bowling talent that comes out of Sri Lanka, it\u2019s a country I\u2019ve visited, competed in, and hold very fond memories of. To now be part of Sri Lankan cricket as an owner is something I\u2019m genuinely thrilled about, and I can\u2019t wait to get started with the Anchor Jaffna Kings,\u201d said Zaheer.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition further expands Anchor Sports\u2019 international portfolio, which includes the Antwerp Anchors in the European T20 Premier League and the Vancouver Anchors men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams competing in Canada\u2019s Super 60 League.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes weeks after Manjot Kalra, former India Under-19 cricketer and former co-owner of the Kings, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/lanka-premier-league-manjot-kalra-arrested-alleged-bribe-sri-lanka-cricket-latest-news-updates\/article71234561.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was arrested<\/a> by Sri Lanka\u2019s sports anti-corruption investigators over allegations of attempting to bribe a player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/zaheer-khan-becomes-co-owner-jaffna-kings-lanka-premier-league-news-manjot-kalra-case\/article71306865.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former India fast bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Jaffna Kings, Lanka Premier League\u2019s (LPL) most successful franchise, after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB completed the acquisition of the four-time champion. Following the acquisition, the franchise has officially been rebranded as Anchor Jaffna Kings, marking the beginning of a &#8230; <a title=\"Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner of four-time LPL champion Jaffna Kings\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199297\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zaheer Khan becomes co-owner of four-time LPL champion Jaffna Kings\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6607_21_4_2025_19_40_56_1_IMG_20250421_193310.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194183,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194183","url_meta":{"origin":199297,"position":0},"title":"Former India U-19 opener Kalra arrested for alleged bribe attempt in Lanka Premier League","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A former Indian under-19 cricketer, who is a co-owner of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Jaffna Kings, was arrested by Sri Lanka\u2019s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player, the police said. 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